Gas Line Services in Rural Hall, NC

About gas in Rural Hall

Rural Hall is a small railroad-era town in northern Forsyth County, with its historic depot downtown and mostly rural land to the north and east. The 2014 state Utilities Commission report lists Forsyth County in full in Piedmont Natural Gas's territory. ZIP-level figures for 27045 show about 15% of homes heating with utility gas and about 77% with electricity, so gas service is present but not on every street. Housing is older than in many nearby towns: the median build year is 1980, and about 49% of homes predate 1980. Permits go through the joint Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Inspections Division.

In a house of that age, the gas system has often been through several furnaces, water heaters and ranges, and each change may have left a new fitting, a reroute or a capped stub behind. A full check of the piping makes sense before adding anything new.

Steps to take now

1. Smell gas? Get out first. Leave doors open on your way if it's quick, but don't stop to search. Call 911 or Piedmont once you're outside.
2. Don't relight anything that went out on its own until the cause is found.
3. Shut off a single appliance at its own valve if it's acting up and there's no odor.
4. Check your CO alarms if a furnace or water heater is burning poorly.
5. Call the number on this page to be connected with a plumber who handles gas lines around Rural Hall.

Symptom guide

Cost factors

• Condition of older piping. In pre-1980 homes, repairs may be needed before adding a line.
• Distance and access. Crawl space runs are easier than closed walls.
• Load. A new furnace or tankless heater may need bigger pipe.
• New service. A house without gas needs a meter from Piedmont first.
• Permit and inspection. Required for new piping.
• Abandoned lines. Properly capping or removing old branches adds a little time but removes a future leak point.